OLYMPIC GAMES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 19 July 1924, Page 5

OLYMPIC GAMES

<By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable ABsoeiwdon.J PARIS, July 17.

lii the Olympic sculling Gilmore started with a spurt and led for a thousand metres, when Beresford overlook him and kept the lead to the finish, rowing in fine easy style. Tie won by two lengths. Later messages give America as the winner of the. double sculls; France second. At tennis the fifth round was completed. Gocliet (France) beat Williams (America) 5—7, 6 —3, 6—2, 6—4- Deinorpurgo (Italy) beat Harada (Japan) 6—4, 6—l, 6—l; Borotra (France) beat Jacobs (India) 4—6, 6—4,-7 —5, 7—3. At boxing, lightweights, _ Sinclair (Australia) was beaten on points. _ In fancy diving White (seven points) Desjardius (eight), and Pinkston (fifteen) filled the places; Lindmark. (Sweden) fourth; Eve was fifth with 26 points. He is not suited to fancy divine. though ho did a few items splendidly. Swimming points: America, 56; Australia, 26; France, 12; Britain, 11: Sweden, S; Switzerland, Japan and New Zealand two each. Final of the eight oar race was won by Yale University. Final water polo: Franco beat Belgium 3 to 0.

400 METRES FINAL PARIS, July 18 The four hundred metres final, resulted : Weismuller 1, Arne Borg 2, Charlton 3. Time 5 m. 4 1-5 secs, an Olympic record. There was a thrilling finish. Won by 1 2-ssecs, Charlton a second lonSCr ' LONDON, July 17. Olympic results:— -Swimming! 200 metres breast stroke final resulted: Skelton (America) 1; de Combe (Belgium) 2; Kersbbaum (America) 3. Time 2.56 3-5. In the 400 metres race, at .LOU metres, Borg just led Weismuller with Charlton third, five, yards away. Borg still led at 200 metres, but was dead level at 300 metres. Then a. terrific race ensued, the American winning by less than a yard. Ar.ne Borg was In the preliminary heat- for the 100 metres relay race, America- won the heat easily. Sweden bad no difficulty in defeating Holland. Franco won the fourth beat, and Britain was second. Czechoslovakia, because tlit fastest third, also qualified. In the second semi-final America, 1, Sweden 2, Japan . Time 9.59 2-5, a, world’s record. It is understood that Charlton - has decided to take a long rest from competitive swimming, and will not participate in the Empire versus America. Probably bis only appearance will be in the English championships, and the 800 metres, whtrein he will attack the record.